The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1887-10-14
FARMERS NATIONAL ALLIANCE.
Proceedings of the Meeting at Minneapolis.

proceedings vi the Meeting at Minneapolis.
The meeting OF the Alliance at Minneapo-
lis was rot large in point OF numbers.
Tho following is u full list OF the delegates
as finally decided upon by the conventions:
lowa-August Post, j. G. Kennedy, r.. ID.
Dorchester, Frank Falston. N. B. Ashley,
William Cummings.
Nebraska-J. Burrows.
Minnesota-John Diamond, T. H. Bar
rett, A. D. Chase, ]. W. Hardin, A. War
dali, Charles Canning. NJ. Cut.
Ter, Jonas Haney, j. j. Furlong, Syl.
Ombers, Hans z. Benjamin, NJ. Johnston,
J. D. Hodgson, H. G.. Littleman, Thomas
Toombs H.H. Schran, j. w. Reynolds A.
D. Roe, T.. H. Hickson, T.. Oleson, Andrew
Turin.
kansas-Hugh Cameron.
Illinois, S. D. Whiting, David Ward
Wood.
Wisconsin-H. H. Constance.
Dakota-H. L. Loucks.
1t was called to order by the President,
A. j. Streets, the President. Mayor Aines
came in and made an address OF welcome.
Hon. j. G. Kennedy OF Iowa respond
ed, pulled Minneapolis, praised the
mayor and reLcArsed the contri-
buttons OF the farmers to civilization.
President Streeter, in lieu OF a report,
made a brief address in which he comment
ed on the enormous growth OF the orguni-
cation and touched on the question OF
transportation and insisted that the
government OF this country should BIO re-
stored to the principles OF our fathers.
The annual report Of Milton George wasa
concise document, in substance, as follows:
There are to-day at least a thousand more
alliances han were in existence at our last
annual meeting, and there are probably
600, 900 farmers, North ald South enlist.
ed under the alliance banner. A portion
OF the South is organized under II separate
national organization but the most cordi-
al feelings exist between the two orsaniza-
ions. Self-protection and common sense
point to organization us the only means
by which We can secure and preserve our
rights. All tho progress that has been
made in the last ten years in the way vi ire
form has been made ms the result OF organi-
cation among farmers. and IL study OF his.
tory will bear out hat statement.
The most important business OF the
morning was the reception and discussion
OF the report OF the committee on resolu-
tions. Tn resolutions were divided into
heads embracing the subjects OF politics,
transportation, currency, taxation, ed
u~cation and the attitude OF the al.
lance toward each OF these questions was
thoroughly defined.
August Post introduced n resolution to
the effect that the National Farmers al
lance appoint a committee consisting OF
one delegate from each state. to meet u
similar committee from the Knights of
Labor, for the purpose OF forming a coop
erative bureau OF whatever nature they
may deem best. and report the same to
each respective body for approval, which
was adopted.
II. H.. Barrett, president OF the Mime
sofa alliance, read an address on the mis-.
sion OF the laboring classes and the future
which was before them. He called alton
ton to the evils to which labor was sub
iect, including railroads and corporations
OF oil kinds, and the fnvoritism
and discrimination shown to the
rich to the disadvantage of the poor in our
legislative assemblies. He said the only
remedy was cooperation and combination
against the rich corporation. Theaddress
was ordered published. The alliance
then proceeded to the election OF officers
for the ensuing year with the following
result:
NEW OFFICERS.
President, Jay W. Burrows, OF Gage
county, Nebraska; vice president, Loren.
20 d. Whiting. OF Bureau county, Illinois;
treasurer. John J. Furlonr. of Mower